Brassiere



Allg- 1, 1950 G. CORBEIL, NEE LAPORTE 2,517287 BRASSIRE Filed Deo. 26, 194e i'faae affZeZZ hventor `Patented ug. 1,

- UNITED STATES PA'raN'r ori-Ice Bnslm o o o o Gertrude Corbeil ne Laporte, St. Jerome,

Quebec; Canada Application December 26, 1946, serial No. 718,369`

In `Canada March 23, 1946 1 Claim.`

The brassire of the invention is of the type embodying an apertured body band having substantially semi-spherical, or globular, bust cups and has as its primary object a garment of that type having improved moulding properties for medium and full breasts.

Another important object of the invention resides in the provision of a brassire which is co-mfortable in place on the body of a wearer.

A further object contemplates a cup-type brassire especially designed with a view to the peculiar anatomy of the female form.

Still another object envisages a brassire of the character defined which is relatively easy to manufacture at a reasonable price. l

Other objects and advantages of the inventio will become apparent, or be pointed out further, during the description to follow.

As an example, and for purposes of illustration only, an embodiment of the invention is shown in the annexed drawing, wherein:

Figure 1 is a perspective view of the garment of the invention, seen from the front,

Fig. 2 is a front enlarged elevational view of one bust cup only, and

Fig. 3 is a horizontal section taken on line 3 3 f Fig. 2.

Referring to the drawing, wherein similar reference characters represent corresponding parts throughout, the reference letter B indicates generally the body of the garment, C the cups secured thereto and S the shoulder straps for supporting the garment at the proper height on the body of the wearer.

The body B may consist of a single piece of fabric 5 constituting a band the ends of which are provided with fastening elements, or hooks, 6 for securing said band snugly about the chest of a wearer. Said body may be formed of a continuous piece of fabric having reenforcing parallel at pleats or tucks l, suitably disposed and form-giving godet pleats 8, the making of which are obvious to any one versed in the dressmaking art. The width of the band may vary according to circumstances, the form shown in Fig. l being suitable for wearing with a corset,

or girdle, due to the apron-like front enlargement 9.

The body band 5 is provided with a pair substantially circular apertures I0, formed near the top edge of said band and symmetrical with respect to the center pleat 'l to which they are closely adjacent. Said apertures are meant to be closed by the cups C, which protrude from the front of the garment and provide recesses therein adapted to receive and mould the breasts.

The present invention has for its main characteristic the formation, or shape, of the said cups: as stated previously, they are substantially semispherical, although one side of which is somewhat wider than the other. This is shown in Fig. 2, wherein the vertical center line c is appreciably nearer to the side a than it is to b: thus, the cups are slightly elliptical on the other side, or the side toward the arm pit of the wearer,

This particular construction is based on the anatomic configuration of the female body wherein, in general, the breasts project from the curved form of the thorax in parallel non-radial position, but merge with the sides of said form in substantially tangential relation.

Consequently, the breast cups of the garment object of the invention are shaped to conform with the special anatomy defined above.

In practice, the cups may be made in accordance with established procedure, that is: the material used (net, tulle or voile) is cut on the bias and darts I2 folded and stitched to give the globular form and to reenforce somewhat the cups proper. Inasmuch as the lower half of the cups must support more weight, it is advantageous to provide a reenforcement I5 in the form of a triangular piece of stiff material stitched integrally to the inside, or outside, of the cups with the apex of said piece meeting apexes of the darts l2.

The stitching of the cups may be effectuated in various manners, according to whether the band, or cups, are formed of double material, or not. As shown in Fig. 3 the folded edges of the body band and cup are secured together by a single line of stitching lli securing, also, an edgeforming tape ll.

The garment just described is comfortable to wear and possesses more than adequate support for full and heavy breasts: due to the asymmetrical construction of the globular pockets,

better conforming to the human female anatomy, bulges under the arms are prevented and the bust kept in place without undue strain.

The present invention is undoubtedly an advance of the art, in that it offers a solution to the problem of retaining properly medium and full gures without the prevalent appearance of conspicuous bulges.

It must be understood that various changes as to the shape, size and arrangement of parts can be resorted to without departing from the spirit of the invention or the scope of the subjoined claim.

Having thus described my invention, I claim:

In a brassire, a body band having two substantially oval apertures, a breast Cup closing each of said apertures and stitched to the band along thefed'gefo'f said apertures, saidbrea'stcups made of -a-substantia'llyv-oval pieceof fabric folded to form triangular darts of unequal length, the

axis of Which extending at right angles to one another and their apices meeting at a common point, said common point nearer the inner edge portion of said cups extending oppositeone another, than the outer edge portion of said :cups opposite said first mentionededg'e portion, so constructed and arranged that ea'ch of 'said 'cupsare formed by two asymmetrical half-portions dened by a vertical line passing through `Vsaid common point transversely of said band, the

inner adjoining half-portions having substantially the form of a quarter of a sphere, the outer half portions having substantially the form of a quarter of an eliipsoid.

GERTRUDE CORBEIL NE LAPORTE.

REFERENCES CITED 'The lfollowing references are of record in the le of this patent:

UNITED STATES PATENTS Nurrlber Name Date 1,620,335 Farkas Mar. 8, 1927 11,748,715 Imershein Feb. 25, 1930 1,948,670 Mueller .Feb. 27, 1934 2,016,614 Rawetzky Oct. 8, 1935 FOREIGN PATENTS Number Country Date 820,104 France July 19, 1937 

